Challenges

SWORDFISH:

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3rd = , 4th =

5th = , 6th =

7th = , 8th =

9th = , 10th =

Times

50 Free L: 

100 Free L:

50 Butterfly L:

100 Butterfly L:

Awards


  • SD Swim Camp 2021
  • SD Swim Camp 2022

 

 

ANALYSIS

Butterfly

Time key frames:

Time

 

0:02

Make sure to put your arms into a streamline very tight before breaking the water.

Use your underwater kick, move more your hips when doing butterfly underwater kick. With the dolphin kicks you start to come closer to the surface, and make sure the first stroke is as strong as possible so you can carry the speed of the wall to your stroke.

0:04- 0:07

Do your 2nd kick stronger, you are doing the first kick stronger than the second, the second kick is supposed to be the strong kick when your arms finish the pull.

0:08

Here you can see better how your feet are separated. Keep your feet closer when you kick. Big toes must be touching at all times.

Start the pull before, your pull should finish at the same time that your second kick. You are gliding for too long.

When you have your arms in the front put your head and chest deeper, but keep your arms up close to the surface, this movement is going to help you have a more fluent stroke and be able to move your hips more and have a stronger kick.

Areas to work on, in general:

  • Start working a bit more on your strength, you can do some dryland exercises, these videos can help you: videos 
  • Work on one thing at the time. Focus one day on one thing, then the next day another point, do not try to correct it all at once.
  • Keep up the good work! Better and better every time we see you

 

Butterfly examples:

Butterfly

Good

Could be better

Needs work

1. Two beat kick

x

2. Second kick when pull ends

x

3. First kick when arms are in front

x

4. 3 positions of the torso

x

5. Chest down, hips up

x

6. Entry of the hands at shoulder width

x

7. Good head position

x

8. Hands pulling towards hips

x

9. Bending of the knees on the second kick

x

10. Ankles in plantar flexion

x

11. Big toes touching 

x

12. Bent elbows when pulling

x

13. Pulling forwards, not upwards

x

14. Head entering the water before the arms

x

15. Compact open turn

16. Fast turn

17. Strong push from the wall

x

18. 5mm finger spread

x

20. Effective hands movement

x

Backstroke

Time key frames:

0:01

You want to bring your feet closer to the surface, the toes should touch the surface when you kick up. Keep your legs closer to the surface at all times.

You don’t need to kick that wide, make your kicks smaller, and do not move your knees up and down.

Great pulling technique. Make sure to pull strong and accelerate each time.

0:13

Be sure to practice your backstroke turn, so when you turn your feet are well position for a strong push and underwater dolphin kicks.

Practice your underwater dolphin kicks, do them strong from your core all the way to the feet.

0:20

Good head position.

Areas to work on, in general:

  • If you correct your legs position you will have a very very good backstroke!

 

 

 

Backstroke examples:

 

Backstroke

Good

Could be better

Needs work

1. Elbow bent when pulling

x

2. Continuous movement of arms

x

3. Shoulder rotation

x

4. Hips rotation

x

5. Arms not crossing the middle line

x

6. Hips close to the surface

x

7. Neutral head position

x

8. Short quick kicks

x

9. Clean hand entry

x

10. Steady head

x

11. Pull and kick well synchronized

x

12. Knees straight when going down

x

13. Ankle plantar flexion

x

14. Freestyle stroke before the turn

x

15. Strong push

x

16. Good break out

x

17. Fast arms tempo

x

18. Stable core

x

19. 5mm Finger spread

x

20. Effective hands movement

Other observations:

Breaststroke

Time key frames:

0:01

Throw your hands to the front not down, it depends in the event, if you are swimming distances longer than 100 breast, then you can throw your hands a bit deeper to have a longer glide.

0:19

Make sure to have a tight streamline everytime you push off the wall. You want to take advantage of the turns and starts

0:23

The opening of your knees and the kick is too wide. You are doing 3 movements you open the legs, then you extend them and then you bring them together, instead it should be 2 movements, you open your legs then in one circular movement you bring them together.

The knees do not separate too much from one another, there is a small opening but not to wide. A good drill is swimming breastroke with a pullbouy on your legs or a stretch band above your knees. 

Areas to work on, in general:

  • Focus on your kick, we have a dryland video on that, that can help you.
  • Good breaststroke keep it up!

Breast examples:

Breaststroke

Good

Could be better

Needs work

1. Correct timing of pull and kick

x

2. Elbows come together

x

3. Shooting arms in from with speed

x

4. Chest down, hips up

x

5. Neutral head position

x

6. Ankles in dorsiflexion

x

7. Open ankles first, not the knees

x

8. Narrow pull

x

9. Narrow kick

x

10. Chest elevation when breathing

x

11. Stable core

x

12. Glide horizontally

x

13. Tight pull out

x

14. Horizontal pull out

x

15. Compact open turn

x

16. Fast turn

x

17. Strong push from the wall

x

18. 5mm finger spread

x

19. Effective hands movement

x

Other observations: 

Freestyle

Time key frames:

Time

 

0:01

When your arm goes in the water, try to glide more with your arms and do not drop your arm, when your hand enters the surface, rotate and glide it as much as you can to the front, right now you are gliding diagonal down and front (specially your left hand)

Keep your head more steady, rotate breath then come back to a neutral position, you sometime move your head up and down.

0:09

Do not rush your push, land in a good position and make sure to have a strong push every time you do a turn.

Make sure to have a tight streamline everytime you push off the wall. You want to have your biceps touching your head to take advantage of the turns and starts.

Work on the flexibility of your shoulder, these videos can help you: exercises 

0:13

Look at your head movement.

0:24

You need to grab and pull the water strong every time, the more strokes doesn’t mean you will go faster on the contrary, you will go slower and get more tired.

You are pulling with your arms straight, bend your elbow more, specially your left arm.

When sprinting you can have you arms straighter when pulling, if it is more distance you need to bend a lot more your elbow to pull

  

 

Areas to work on, in general:

  • Make sure to work on you arms, gliding and pulling.

 

 

Free examples:

 

 

Freestyle

Good

Could be better

Needs work

1. Legs horizontal position

x

2. Ankles in plantar flexion

x

3. Arms not crossing

x

4. Correct breathing timing

x

5. Breathing technique

x

6. Legs and hands synchronized

x

7. High elbow above water

x

8. High elbow below water

x

9. 5mm Finger spread

x

10. Good head position

x

11. Steady head movement

x

12. Core stability

x

13. Glide / reach in front

x

14. Elbow bent when pulling

x

15. Hand gliding when breathing

x

16. Relaxed wrist in the recovery

x

17. Knees straight while going up

18. Good rotation

x

19. Clean hand entry

x

20. Fast flip turn

x

21. Good push

x

22. Compact flip turn

x

23. Good break out

x

Other observations: